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Business Leader
by Eileen Bromley illustrated by Charles Shaw
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John H Johnson’s mother taught him to
work hard She told him to believe in himself
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Americans when he was a young man There
weren’t many stories about African Americans in
newspapers and magazines at that time
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would buy his magazine.
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to help him get a loan He wrote letters to tell people about his idea.
Trang 9John’s magazine, Negro Digest, went on
sale in November 1942 It was a big hit Now
he had his own magazine business.
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magazines for African Americans He is now
well known as a business leader
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m What was John H Johnson’s idea for a
business?
l2| Who helped John the most in getting his
magazine started?
What would you do if someone told you that your idea would not work?
Activity John H Johnson became a successful
business leader because he was hard working He
did not give up even when things got hard Think
of another person you have read about who never
gave up Write about one way that person is like
John H Johnson Share your writing with your classmates
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